Amend CSHB 2729 as follows:
(1) On page 3, line 27, strike "1704.204" and substitute "1704.204(a)".
(2) On page 5, between lines 3 and 4, insert:
(c) This section does not apply to a solicitation or
unsolicited contact related to a Class C misdemeanor.
(3) On page 8, strike lines 2-17 and substitute:
(ii) a statement by the applicant [that],
as of the date of the application, of any [the applicant has no
unpaid] final judgments that have been unpaid for more than 30 days
and that arose directly or indirectly from a bail bond executed by
the applicant as a surety or as an agent for a surety [of forfeiture
against the applicant in any county in which the applicant holds or
has held a license]; and
(H) if the applicant is a corporation, a
statement by the designated agent, as of the date of the
application, of any [unpaid] final judgments that have been unpaid
for more than 30 days and that arose directly or indirectly from [of
forfeiture on] any bond executed by the agent as a surety or as an
agent for a surety.
(d) Until payment of the final judgment, [The existence of]
an unpaid final judgment disclosed under Subsection (b)(4)(G)(ii)
or (b)(4)(H) bars [may not bar] licensure for the applicant unless
the applicant has deposited with the court cash or a supersedeas
bond in the amount of the final judgment pending:
(1) a ruling on a timely filed motion for a new trial;
or
(2) an appeal [but may be considered by the board in
determining whether to grant a license to the corporation with that
agent].
(4) On page 11, line 27, between "trial" and "has", insert
"or a notice of appeal".
(5) On page 13, line 6, strike "DEFAULT" and substitute
"FAILURE TO PAY FINAL JUDGMENT".
(6) On page 13, line 9, strike "1704.204" and substitute
"1704.204(a)".